The __________ model explains foreign policy decision making as a result of bargaining among the various government agencies that have somewhat divergent interests and responsibilities in the outcome.

Related Mcqs:

1. The rational actor model of foreign policy decision making states that each decision in the foreign policy process involves?

   A. setting goals.
   B. calculating the cost and benefits of each possible course of action.
   C. evaluating the relative importance of goals.
   D. all of these: setting goals, evaluating their relative importance, and calculating the costs and benefits of each possible course of action.

2. In the rational model of decision making.

   A. ordering goals by importance precedes listing alternatives to achieve goals.
   B. investigating the consequences of alternatives precedes ordering goals by importance.
   C. ordering goals by importance precedes clarifying goals.
   D. there is no emphasis on the relative costs and benefits of each option.

3. In the ________ model of decision making, emphasis is placed on standard operating procedures.

   A. groupthink
   B. bureaucratic politics
   C. organizational process
   D. cognitive dissonance

4. In which way did the UN charter differ from the League of Nations? i. That membership was near universal in the former ii. That the Great Powers were able to prevent any enforcement action from taking place which might be contrary to their interests?

   A. i
   B. ii
   C. both i and ii
   D. neither i nor ii

5. ‘Harmony of Interests’ is the idea that:____________________?

   A. Natural order of between peoples which has been corrupted by undemocratic state leaders and outdated policies such as the balance of power. Without these distortions there would be no ‘real’ conflict between people
   B. Natural order of between peoples which has been corrupted by undemocratic state leaders and outdated policies such as the balance of power. Without these distortions the conflict between people would be of a different nature.
   C. Natural order of between peoples which has been corrupted by Marxism, without which there would be no ‘real’ conflict between people.
   D. Natural order of between peoples can only exist if they have the same interests.

6. When some kinds of information are screened out and not considered by decision makers, this referred to as?

   A. wishful thinking.
   B. bounded rationality.
   C. groupthink.
   D. selective perception.

7. According to David Held what would a ‘cosmopolitan model of democracy’ entail?

   A. The creation of regional parliaments
   B. Human rights conventions must be entrenched into national parliaments and monitored by a new International Court of Human Rights.
   C. Reform and/or replacement of the UN with a more accountable global parliament
   D. All of the above

8. In liberal theories, war and violence appear as irrational deviations that result from?

   A. the failure of the basic concept of collective security.
   B. the absence of a hegemonic power that can stabilize the system.
   C. the irrational desire of most states to adhere to international norms of “good behavior.”
   D. an adherence to the rational decision making model, which cannot adequately account for the irrationality of the international system.

9. Which US government agency was primarily responsible for the Iran-Contra scandal?

   A. the Pentagon
   B. the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
   C. the National Security Council
   D. the State Department

10. The concept of “world government” is most closely associated with?

    A. peace studies.
    B. collective security.
    C. the security dilemma.
    D. postmodernism.